Elizabeth Hancock, CEO of Mary Ann Evans Hospice in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, told the BBC that she wants to see “assurance” that funding for hospice care will “see some improvement” after the centre’s lymphoedema service closed in January.
Lymphoedema, external is a condition which causes swelling in the body’s tissues, usually in the arms and legs, the NHS says.
“Our financial situation is extremely serious and without significant additional financial support we are going to struggle,” Hancock said.
“We have had assurances from our NHS commissioners that they want to offer their full support and they have recently given us some additional funding.
“But for some hospices the funding may come too late”.
Cooper delivered the names of supporters, printed across 2,500 sheets of A4 paper, to Downing Street.
“Hospices will help people like me, and lets face it, there are thousands of us,” he said.
Cooper told the BBC he is trying to “make the most of everyday” and he is looking forward to watching his son get married at the end of October.